Jim Bolger was provided with extra cause to celebrate a fifth win in the last seven years of the Dewhurst Stakes, as Sheikh Mohammed altered course by announcing that Dawn Approach would remain with the trainer next season.

The decision, preceded by the battling victory of the 3-10 favourite, further cemented a unique relationship between Bolger and the Sheikh's racing and breeding operation that has previously seen Bolger's most talented performers moved to join the Dubai team.

It was in the colours of Princess Haya, the Sheikh's wife, that Dawn Approach's sire, New Approach, sold by Bolger after winning the Dewhurst in 2007, took the following year's Derby. But, as part of that deal, the trainer was able to send a number of his mares each year to the stallion, and it was one of those matings which produced gold in the form of Dawn Approach.

Although the decision to leave the colt in Bolger's care could not be considered a complete surprise, it is nevertheless noteworthy with the Emirati trainers employed in Newmarket under the Sheikh's Godolphin flag having nearly always assumed control of horses bought by the operation as two-year-olds.

"It was Sheikh Mohammed's decision," said the Godolphin racing manager, Simon Crisford. "The colt won't run again this year. He'll go back to Ireland, he'll come back for next year's 2,000 Guineas and we'll take it from there. He could be aimed at the major 10-furlong races in the summer."

One and a half furlongs out, Leitir Mor, the stablemate of Dawn Approach sent across to perform pacemaking duties, was still in front and briefly giving concerns to those who took the odds on the winner. "We might have to buy that one as a lead horse too now," was Crisford's comment.

But the unflappable Bolger insisted that he had never been concerned about the prospect of saddling a one-two in the wrong order.

"There were no anxious moments," he said. "He just has a lazy style of racing. There were never any concerns." Deflecting admiration over his record in the race, he went on: "I haven't looked at the statistics. I'd maybe be wondering what happened the other two years.

"As soon as I saw this horse last October as a yearling I liked the look of him. In fact it was then that I first thought of the Dewhurst. But he can be a very gross horse and it won't be easy over the winter to keep the weight off him."

Bolger and the jockey Kevin Manning were in the Newmarket winner's enclosure again when Trading Leather took the Autumn Stakes.

Sheikh Mohammed has been a less frequent visitor to British racecourses than usual in recent months but, with the meeting sponsored by Dubai, his return was rewarded with further well-timed successes. In the Middle Park Stakes, Reckless Abandon, bought to stand at his Darley Stud from 2014, pluckily maintained his unbeaten record by taking under an inspired ride from the veteran Frenchman Gerald Mossé.

The colt, who had already given his trainer Clive Cox the first Group One success of his career when taking the Prix Morny earlier in the season, was allowed to get across to the stands' rail from an unfavourable position in stall two and relished the role, rallying when challenged to hold off fellow 9-4 joint-favourite Moohaajim by a neck.

Mossé had already performed a miracle just to stay on board the well-named Reckless Abandon who had charged towards a running rail when first coming out on to the track. "Just as the lads let him go, he jumped forward and he did get close to the rail," Cox said. "Gerald did a pretty amazing job to sit tight but it all ended well. He is a very talented horse. He can be quirky but we can deal with that. For now, I just don't want this feeling to end."

With Dawn Approach remaining as 5-1 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas, bookmakers quoted Reckless Abandon at around the 20-1 mark, but Cox was coy about moving up in trip next season. "I think we need to digest this and we'll see," he said. However, it would not be surprising if the Sheikh's men offer some input into the decision and vote against allowing a Classic clash with another of their own.

A crowd of 9,514, representing a modest increase on the previous year's total, also saw Aaim To Prosper become the first horse to win the Cesarewitch Handicap twice. Having not found his way to the winner's enclosure since his 2010 success in the race, punters had long since abandoned hope and he was returned at odds of 66-1.

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